The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Northampton Branch has seen completion of another installation in its “Art on the Arm” initiative which aims to bring artistic
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Battle to save fish in Leigh Canal pollution incident
THE Canal & River Trust charity has joined forces with the Environment Agency in a battle to save thousands of fish from dying in the
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Canal & River Trust to get £3m cash boost from People’s Postcode Lottery
THE Canal & River Trust is benefitting in 2019 from nearly £3 million of funding thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The
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Help us find our Top Team for 2019!
IT is that time of year again when we ask our readers to take some time to consider who might deserve our prestigious Towpath Talk
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IWA continues its campaign for increased funding for EA navigations despite announcement
THE Inland Waterways Association has responded to the confirmation announced by Defra and the Environment Agency that the potential transfer of EA navigations to Canal
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EA to keep control of its inland waterways
A DECISION not to transfer management of Environment Agency inland waterways to the Canal & River Trust has been made. This comes after long-running discussions
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IWA supports Canal & River Trust’s “Plastics Challenge”
The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is 100 percent behind Canal & River Trust’s newly launched Plastics Challenge, which is encouraging visitors to help keep waterways
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Bilge Bag Solution Available Allowing Safe Removal of Oil and Fuel from Bilges
Seddon Plant & Engineers Ltd has launched an innovative eco-friendly Bilge Bag, enabling canal barge and boat owners to rapidly and safely remove contaminants such
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MAJOR LEAP FORWARD FOR MONTGOMERY CANAL RESTORATION
THE Canal & River Trust has taken a major leap forward this spring in the mammoth task to restore the beautiful Montgomery Canal on the
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IWA Restoration Hub Awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund ‘Resilient Heritage’ Grant
THE Inland Waterways Association’s Restoration Hub has been awarded a significant grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in order to develop new activities to
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Marple Lock Flight open again
MARPLE Lock Flight, on the Peak Forest Canal, is now open again after 20 months of emergency repairs. Here are some photos of the Canal
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Successful Montgomery Canal Triathlon
HUNDREDS of people came to the Montgomery Canal on Saturday 18 May for the annual Montgomery Canal Triathlon organised by the Friends of the Montgomery
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RCR calls for boaters to stop polluting the waterways
Over 120,000 litres of fuel and oil pours into our waterways annually More than 24 environmental ‘near misses’ or pollution incidents a month Lack of
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Waverley tied up until 2020
WAVERLEY Excursions have announced that LNER-built PS Waverley, the world’s last sea-going paddle steamer, will not sail at all in 2019 and will remain tied
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